An Orange Men march in Benidorm has infuriated local residents and Spanish authorities.

The march took place on July 12 even though both Benidorm town hall and the provincial government in Alicante apparently banned it.

Now over a dozen organisers of the contentious event have been fined €6,000 each.

Benidorm police said 400 took part but Mrs Sheeran, who said many participants had come from Belfast, claimed the number was 2,000.

Etelviná Andreu Sánchez, the Alicante government delegate who imposed the €6,000 fines, said: "They defied the ban and even went ahead after the London bombings, which shows how insensitive they are."

Benidorm's municipal police chief, Juan Fuertes, insisted the march hadn't been authorised this year.

"We stopped it after about 10 minutes when they started to block the road. We took the names of the organisers and they deserve to receive the maximum penalty for breaking the law."